• 文献标题:   Graphene-Directed Formation of a Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Sheet with High Catalytic Performance for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QIN L, YUAN YF, WEI W, LV W, NIU SZ, HE YB, ZHAI DY, KANG FY, KIM JK, YANG QH, LU J
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12327
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

A nitrogen (N)-doped porous carbon sheet is prepared by in situ polymerization of pyrrole on both sides of graphene oxide, following which the polypyrrole layers are then transformed to the N-doped porous carbon layers during the following carbonization, and a sandwich structure is formed. Such a sheet-like structure possesses a high specific surface area and, more importantly, guarantees the sufficient utilization of the N-doping active porous sites. The internal graphene layer acts as an excellent electron pathway, and meanwhile, the external thin and porous carbon layer helps to decrease the ion diffusion resistance during electrochemical reactions. As a result, this sandwich structure exhibits prominent catalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media, as evidenced by a more positive onset potential, a larger diffusion-limited current, better durability and poison-tolerance than commercial Pt/C. This study shows a novel method of using graphene to template the traditional porous carbon into a two-dimensional, thin, and porous carbon sheet, which greatly increases the specific surface area and boosts the utilization of inner active sites with suppressed mass diffusion resistance.